Thank you wnhough for your answer about the lead paint abatement. Following your advice how does one go about capitalizing expensed? I bought materials throughout the year for improvements and in July spent the most for the lead abatement company. They finished in September and it passes certification September 8, 2017. I continued to buy materials and make improvements through the end of the year (I am still). On October 15, 2017 renters moved in. I would say the majority of improvements could be capitalized September 8, 2017 when it was ready to be placed in service. Please tell me how I enter the information? Do I have to make a separate asset for each receipt I have for materials that go into the capitalized improvement? If I wait until everything is done that means I may never get to capitalize the improvements I have spent money on. Also do I have to account for the $5250 grant money I received? Thanks again.

Thank you wnhough for your answer about the lead paint abatement. Following your advice how does one go about capitalizing expensed? I bought materials throughout the year for improvements and in July spent the most for the lead abatement company. They finished in September and it passes certification September 8, 2017. I continued to buy materials and make improvements through the end of the year (I am still). On October 15, 2017 renters moved in. I would say the majority of improvements could be capitalized September 8, 2017 when it was ready to be placed in service. ==>correct.When you purchase materials or etc , you need to utilize these assets over a period of several years ,their ?useful life, I mean. Rather than expensing them in the year of purchase, you would ?capitalize? the cost and deduct this cost by depreciating it over the useful life of the materials.you may do that I am sureof it; the IRS does not care about too much exactly when you begin to capitalize your biz related expenses or etc What they want you to do is to supply documentation to support your deduction claim, which is why many taxpayers choose to keep receipts. You may present electronic records to support your claims for expenses. This can include images of cancelled checks, as well as scans of receipts, invoices and bills. You do not need the original receipts if you can provide a clear scan.Or You may choose any specific/systematic I mean recordkeeping system suited to your business that clearly shows your income and expenses.

Please tell me how I enter the information? Do I have to make a separate asset for each receipt I have for materials that go into the capitalized improvement? ======>>as you said, you may do maka each separate asset for each receipt UNLESS they can be classified as similar assets with same capitalized life or etc.as said previously the IRS does not care about method too muchbut they want you to keep systematic capitalization method /keep accurate records as said.

If I wait until everything is done that means I may never get to capitalize the improvements I have spent money on.=====>once yu purchase all those materials and place ?em in your biz then you may capitalize the materials from the month when you begin to apply ?em.

Also do I have to account for the $5250 grant money I received=======>I do n?t think so;